Thinning the Herd

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 10/16/2018 at 20:27 • Filed to: None

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I’ve decided to review and reduce the current lineups of all of the Manufacturers selling cars in the US market.

Acura

ILX - just buy a Civic

MDX

NSX

RDX

RLX

TLX

Alfa Romeo - keeps its whole lineup!

Aston Martin

DB11 - who greenlit this Nissan styled abomination?

Rapide S - started out neat in 2010, the bass mouth update was a colossal mistake

Vantage - it’s starting to grow on me

Audi - no more convertible variants, they’re all trash. Other than that, everything is fine.

Bentley

Mulsanne

Flying Spur - why do you even still build this?

Bentayga - narrow pass

Continental GT (Gen 3)

BMW - no more convertibles for you either! Also, no X2, X4, and X6.

Buick

Cascada - never understood why they imported these in the first place

Enclave

Encore - a rollover accident waiting to happen

Envision

LaCrosse

Regal

Cadillac

ATS

CT6

CTS

Escalade - just buy a Yukon Denali

XT4

XT5

XTS - just buy a Buick LaCrosse

Chevrolet

Spark

Bolt

Volt

Cruze

Malibu

Impala - just buy the Buick

Camaro

Corvette

City Express - it’s a Nissan anyway

Express - sure is 1998 in here

Trax

Equinox

Traverse

Suburban

Tahoe

Colorado

Silverado

Chrysler - they’ve already thinned the herd

Dodge

Challenger

Charger

Durango

Journey - get this subprime loan bait outta here

Fiat - I’m not sure if I need to ban the models I did, they’re not selling anyway

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500

500E

500L

500X

Ford - seems to have culled the herd itself, but I’d add the Flex and EcoSport to the list

Genesis - gets to keep everything

GMC - gets to keep everything

Honda - only the Odyssey is banned

Hyundai - banned in its entirety

Infiniti   - banned in its entirety

and on that note, I’ll do the second half tomorrow.

facw > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 20:41

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You seem to have some strong convertible hate. Also why kill the Odyssey? Some people need minivans, and the consensus seems to be the Odyssey is the best one. Kill it while leaving the Caravan seems odd.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > facw 10/16/2018 at 20:45

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Audi and BMW convertibles look terrible.

The Odyssey is ugly, therefore bant.

I didn’t even know the Caravan was still in production. It is banned too.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 20:45

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Why would I want a Yukon Denali when the Escalade is better looking inside and out?

Hard mode: Don’t mention CUE in your answer.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 10/16/2018 at 20:48

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Because the Escalade isn’ t better looking than a Yukon Denali, just more ostentatious.  

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 20:49

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The Yukon looks like a pig.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 20:56

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I agree with everything but killing off the DB11

Cash Rewards > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 20:57

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Between this and the Odyssey, it's almost like you don't want them to make money

CRider > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:00

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The Escalade is the only Cadillac that makes money and the Ford Flex is already dead.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/16/2018 at 21:01

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The DB11 looks like it has the ride height of an SUV, goofy Nissan floating pillar roof, and A S T O N M A R T I N unnecessarily P ep B oys-ed  across the rear.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Cash Rewards 10/16/2018 at 21:02

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Money is overrated, ban bad design.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > CRider 10/16/2018 at 21:04

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RIP

Milky > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:05

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Thats technically the new DBS.

The DB11 butt looks like this:

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:07

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Hmm, the Flying Spur is the only Bentley I’d actually like to purchase, and I’d probably prefer the V8 version over the W12 because I figure that if I were to own a car like that I’d probably be back in SoCal and stuck on the 405 going 3 MPH. The idea of bragging about specs and cubic dollars spent has zero appeal to me. Even when I had money my 5-series and E-Class were the base models, 6 cylinders only and never the V8s, and with the MT on the 525i.

Honda? Not much in their lineup interests me other than the Odyssey. OK, I like the idea of the Accord with the MT, but I like minivans and would probably just want an Oddy...

GMC? Ostentatious Chevrolets. When they had real work trucks I understood why they existed, but nowadays I fail to see the point of their continued existence.

On the rest? Yeah, pretty much agree so far, although I’d like to see Audi do something with the styling to differentiate the models a tad. I remember when I could tell an A4 from an A6 and an A8 as they all had distinctive styling, but today I can’t tell them apart.

Ssfancyfresh > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:08

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I followed along until i got to “ban all convertibles.”

We are not friends. 

AestheticsInMotion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:08

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Wow. First time seeing that angle.

It's.... Hideous...? Why? Why is it so bad? 

AestheticsInMotion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:09

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The TT is a nice-looking convertible

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Ssfancyfresh 10/16/2018 at 21:10

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I should’ve clarified that the Z4 could stay. Just no more sedan/coupes turned convertibles.

Milky > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:12

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Not going to give the Z4 a chance?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > AestheticsInMotion 10/16/2018 at 21:13

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Yeah, I should’ve clarified that it and the Z4 could stay. I meant sedan/coupe derived ‘ verts.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Milky 10/16/2018 at 21:14

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It and the TT can stay. I meant sedan/coupe derived convertibles.

boredalways > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:29

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Why such hate for minivans? The Odyssey and Pacifica are needed for good folks that understand that a midsized Crossover have less than half the interior space.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > boredalways 10/16/2018 at 21:38

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I didn’t kill the Pacifica.

boredalways > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:40

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But you only have the photo of the 300

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > boredalways 10/16/2018 at 21:44

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I only have one picture per make, the Pacifica and 300 are all Chrysler have left.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:48

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“Bad design”

But this is apparently ok.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > CRider 10/16/2018 at 21:50

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Don’t forget the XT5 and the upcoming XT4, the former of wh i ch he killed.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 10/16/2018 at 21:51

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Clean uncluttered lines vs

this wonky ass set of body lines.

Amoore100 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 21:53

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The Escalade is more fashionable, though—it speaks of LA streets and NYC red carpets. All the Denali tells me is that Farmer Joe in Texas happens to be very wealthy and wants all 2 of his neighbors to know that a Taho e is too plebeian . 

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Amoore100 10/16/2018 at 21:55

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None of what you said about the Escalade sounds like a positive to me...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:01

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J ust make the Q50 the new Maxima and flush the brand for now. Infiniti hasn’t debuted a good car that isn’t sold here as a Nissan  since 2012 with the G37 IPL.

Amoore100 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:01

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It’s iconic and indicative of a progressive take on the ideas of old GM in that it is a symbol for urban culture nationwide.

The Denali just seems kinda racist and redneck, bought by people who don’t want an Escalade “because black people drive them” .

boredalways > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:04

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Oh yeah. Duh! I need to go to bed.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:04

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One thing your right about is the Lascrosse vs Impala. Why would anyone buy the Chevy when the LaCrosse looks so damn good 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 10/16/2018 at 22:05

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I think ditching GMC as a whole makes a lot more sense. 

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 10/16/2018 at 22:05

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“ One of the many things your right about is the Lascrosse vs Impala. Why would anyone buy the Chevy when the LaCrosse looks so damn good”

Amoore100 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:09

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Mmmm, we all know that GMC would never have a vehicle with body lines as cluttered and unresolved as the Odyssey...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Amoore100 10/16/2018 at 22:10

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I think you’ve got that all backwards. The Denali is the luxury of the Escalade without the “LOOK AT ME IN MY ESCALADE”. It’s what the boss you actually like drives, instead of the guy who just wants to stunt on everyone.

(source, one of my Project Managers just bought one)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Amoore100 10/16/2018 at 22:11

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Honestly forgot they had done that to the Terrain, banned.

Amoore100 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:13

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But if you really want the luxury without the flex:

It’s the same damn thing. GMC is for people who are too snobby for Chevy and too country for Cadillac.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Amoore100 10/16/2018 at 22:16

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I see it as the goldilocks zone, but then again I’m just some backwards Kansan...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/16/2018 at 22:19

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Don’t worry, I’m killing Nissan entirely as well :)

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/16/2018 at 22:32

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I’m weirdly fine with that. They’re priced too high south of the border anyway.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/17/2018 at 00:22

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Unsure why you’re anti-Hyundai. Infiniti should at least keep their big RWD sedans, too.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/17/2018 at 08:26

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Because Kia and Genesis have made their brand irrelevant 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/17/2018 at 09:02

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Kia and Hyundai aren't the same company. Genesis is a totally different market segment. Why not kill Kia and keep Hyundai? I could see keep the Stinger, Soul, and Kia crossovers, but keep Hyundai around for sedans and hatches, killing crossovers. 

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/17/2018 at 09:42

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Hyundai’s styling is terrible, while Kia has forged their own identity. Hyundai has become the Mercury of KIA/Hyundai/Genesis, so it should die.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/17/2018 at 10:50

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Pretty sure it’s closer to Kia is DeSoto, Hyundai  is Chrysler, and Genesis is Imperial. It works on so many levels!

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/17/2018 at 11:03

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Except that Kia is an economy brand so that doesn’t work at all

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/19/2018 at 21:53

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This is the most praise I’ve ever seen the Buick LaCrosse get, however indirectly. I’m pleased.

“ Chrysler - they’ve already thinned the herd”

Fuckin lol.